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  2. Apr 21, 2022 · Responding to the question, “Why did Nicolas Cage change his name?”, the actor says he opted to change his name to Cage to honor two influences in his life, Luke Cage and John Cage. Check out Cage’s full answer on why he named his name below:

  3. Jan 26, 2023 · When Cage first started out as an actor, he was still using his real last name – Coppola – and is even credited as Nicolas Coppola for his first few roles (via Cheat Sheet). But eventually, Cage tired of the buzz that surrounded him as a Coppola.

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    In a Wired Autocomplete Interview published on April 21, 2022, Nicolas Cage answered some of the most frequently asked questions about him on Google, including why he was missing a tooth in Moonstruck and the reasons for his decision to change his name. He also opened up about his uncomfortable experience working on the set of Fast Times at Ridgemo...

    Nicolas Cage appeared in several of his uncle's films throughout his career, including the 1983 film adaptation of S.E. Hinton's Rumble Fish. In the same year as Rumble Fish, Cage auditioned to play Dally Winston in another Francis Ford Coppola adaptation of Hinton's novels, The Outsiders. According to IMDb, Nicolas Cage extensively prepared for th...

    Although he rarely used his famous uncle's name to advance his career, Nicolas Cage was still a "Nepo Baby." The pejorative was an abbreviation of "Nepotism Baby." Nepo Babies were actors and/or filmmakers who were born to already famous actors or families. They either used their family's names to start their careers, or were given big opportunitie...

  4. Nov 23, 2022 · Nicolas Cage Explains WHY He Changed His Name. 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' star Nicolas Cage takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet's burning...

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  5. Aug 11, 2022 · Yet Cage’s success was not entirely on the shoulders of his family’s prior success in the industry, and he changed his name in the late 1970s so as to make his own way in the world. “I had to reinvent myself,” Cage said. “I am still legally Nicolas Coppola, but I am Nicolas Cage.

  6. According to the erstwhile Nicolas Kim Coppola, he changed his name to Cage in honor of two of his greatest influences, experimental composer John Cage and Marvel superhero Luke “Powerman” Cage.

  7. Feb 27, 2022 · He was credited for both as Nicolas Coppola, and that was the last time; when his uncle Francis Ford Coppola cast Nic in his 1983 movie Rumble Fish, the actor was already going by his new name.